Shelter Het Muziek + Storm in a Jar

In a time of social and political unrest, Het Muziek (formerly Asko|Schönberg) and artist Johannes Offerhaus explore the meaning of protection. The 2005 oratorio "Shelter," written for three sopranos and a large ensemble, is a collaboration between American Bang on a Can composers Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe. The text is by Deborah Artman, who has written for them many times.

Shelter Het Muziek + Storm in a Jar

Dates

Thu 18 Dec19:15 - 21:15

Thu 18 Dec20:15 - 22:00

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Location

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR Amsterdam

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What is protection in uncertain times?

For this new staging, visual artist Johannes Offerhaus creates a kinetic installation that literally moves with the ensemble. His textile sculpture (growing, shrinking, breathing) is like a body that encloses us and then releases us. A temporary refuge that protects as often as it questions. His work amplifies the sensory experience in which space, skin, and music become one; in which shelter is something that arises, disappears, and must be sought again.

Donate a sleeping bag or winter coat

Inspired by the title and theme of "Shelter," Het Muziek, in collaboration with the aid organization De Regenbooggroep, has launched a campaign to collect winter coats and sleeping bags for the homeless. Do you have anything lying around that you're not using? Bring it to the concert and give it a second life. De Regenbooggroep will be there to accept donations and tell you more about their work. Thank you in advance for helping to keep someone warm this winter.